St. Xavier's School, Ranchi
St. Xavier's School is a private school in Doranda, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India that was established in 1960.[1] It is named after Saint Francis Xavier, co-founder of the Society of Jesus (Jesuit Order). It is run by the Society of Jesus and provides education from kindergarten to standard 12. Plus two (+2) was started in 2000 and was run under the guidance of the late Hira Prasad. The school is boys-only until standard 10 with its plus two section being co-educational.
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| Coordinates | 23.338038°N 85.3143335°E |
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| Type | Private, Jesuit (Catholic) |
| Motto | Courage to excel by all |
| Established | 1960 |
| School board | Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations |
| Oversight | Society of Jesus |
| Principal | Fr. Sanjay Kerketta |
| Gender | Boys: KG to 10, Co-educational: 11 to 12 |
| Number of students | 2110+ |
| Classes | Class K.G to Class 12 |
| Website | www |
Until about 1976, the school followed the Cambridge Higher Secondary curriculum and now follows the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education[2] (ICSE) curriculum. The school feeds students into the engineering colleges (IITs and BIT, NITs, KIIT, etc.) and medical colleges of India.[3] It is now one of the most renowned schools in the east zone and is famous for its achievements in fields such as sports, debate, academics, quizzes and many more.
The motto of the school was coined in Sanskrit by Fr. C. Bulcke, when Courage to Excel by All was considered a contribution towards the building up of one country and one nation.[4]
History
This school was started in response to a request from the professional community of Heavy Engineering Corporation, Hindustan Steel Ltd., and the National Coal Development Corporation, in 1960.
Notable alumni
Students and alumni are referred to as Xaverians or DOXs.[5] The Doranda Old Xaverians are mainly networked through their Yahoo group.[6] The alumni meet in locations like Mumbai, Delhi, San Francisco, and Singapore,[7] besides the get-togethers at Ranchi.
St Xavier's Doranda is a part of the Jesuit Alumni Association of India. Recently in a national survey, it was awarded the silver medal throughout India.[8]
- Abhishek Chaubey (1993 batch), Indian film director, writer, screenwriter and producer
- Birendra Singh Dhanoa, (1969-1971), Air Chief Marshal.
- Jairam Ramesh (1961-1963 class 3 to 5), former Indian Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Environment and Forests
- Lt. Gen. Amrik Singh, AVSM, Chief of Army Staff Commendation, General Officer Commanding in Chief Commendation, Sena Medal(distinguished).
- Sajal Chakraborty, I.A.S(1980 batch), former Chief Secretary of the State of Jharkhand.
- Shiney Ahuja, Indian actor.
References
External links
- Official website
- Google. "St. Xavier's School" (Map). Google Maps. Google.
